Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Educational Testing Service recently announced a series of enhancements for the Test of English as a Foreign Language, including a new 1-6 score scale and faster reporting within 72 hours. The updates ...

In the Big Data era, data is not only becoming bigger and bigger; it is also becoming more and more complex. This translates into a spectacular increase of the dimensionality of the data. For example, ...

Graduate applicants: A verbal score of 500 or above on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a GMAT equivalent to 50th percentile. Note: Applicants with lower scores will be considered for ...